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Activist Shareholder to Watford: Sell Yourself or Go Into Runoff
Capital Returns Management LLC, the fifth largest shareholder of Watford Holdings Ltd., is urging the reinsurer to sell itself or be put into runoff. In a letter to Watford's board of directors, the ...
QBE NA’s CEO Sees No Pacmans Gobbling Brokers Among InsurTechs
As a veteran of the insurance brokerage side of the business, QBE NA's chief executive has heard the predictions that online distribution would replace traditional brokers, but he doesn't see any ...
To Avoid Being COVID-19 Villains, P/C Insurers Need to “Overcommunicate”
One thing is almost certain in most crises: property/casualty insurance companies will be painted as villains. Consumer activists, plaintiffs lawyers and politicians have already started and will ...
QBE NA Reveals Its Identity With Jones at the Helm
For Todd Jones, a great moment comes when a former client from his days at Willis Towers Watson calls and wants to do business with him. Now, as chief executive officer of QBE North America, Jones ...
Empathy Can Help Employees Struggling to Work From Home
After the coronavirus pandemic hit, legions of workers and managers started working at home, leaving familiar office environments behind. Some employees may struggle with the isolation and ...
Altamont Capital’s Plan to Acquire Topa Insurance Has Been Suspended
The deal for Altamont Capital Partners to acquire Topa Insurance Group has been called off. Last August, Altamont Capital Partners signed an agreement to acquire Calabasas, Calif.-based Topa ...
From Insurer COO to Reinsurer CEO: Andrade Rolls Up His Sleeves at Everest Re
Although his early dreams of covering world events as a foreign correspondent were never realized, Juan Andrade, the new chief executive of Everest Re, has seen and done almost everything in the ...
InsurTechs Will Not Shape the Industry’s Future Alone
InsurTech was once the Wild West of the insurance industry. Many of InsurTech's early players came from outside insurance after observing the industry struggle to deliver what was, in their view, a ...